Dr. Jithin Chittethu Shaji

Specialist Neonatology

Speciality: Neonatology

Nationality: Indian

Experience: 4 Years

Languages: English, Hindi, Malayalam

NMC Specialty Hospital, Al Nahda, Dubai

Dr. Jithin Chittethu Shaji is a compassionate and highly trained Specialist Neonatologist committed to delivering evidence-based care for newborns. Hebelieves in providing the highest quality of neonatal care while supporting the long-term growth and neurodevelopment of every infant. Alongside his clinical practice, he has active interest in academic research, quality improvement initiatives, and medical teaching to continually improve standards of neonatal care.

Dr. Jithin holds a DM in Neonatology, the highest National Medical Commission (NMC)-recognized super-specialty qualification in the field in India. His areas of expertise include neonatal resuscitation, invasive and non-invasive respiratory support, point-of-care ultrasound, minimally invasive surfactant administration (LISA), therapeutic hypothermia, neonatal transport, neurodevelopmental follow-up, and the comprehensive management of extremely low birth weight and critically ill newborns.

 

He is committed to combining advanced clinical expertise with clear communication, ensuring that parents are informed, involved, and supported throughout their baby's care. His goal is to provide the highest standards of neonatal intensive care while helping every newborn achieve the healthiest possible start in life.

  • 2022- 2025: DM Neonatology – St. John’s Medical College, Bengaluru, India
  • 2014- 2017: M.D Paediatrics – Govt. T.D. Medical College, Alappuzha, India
  • 2006-2012: MBBS – Govt. Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, India

  • Point of care ultrasound in Neonatology.
  • Instructor for IAP-NNF Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation Programs in India.

  • Life Member of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP)
  • Life Member of the Indian Medical Association (IMA).
  • Life Member of the National Neonatology Forum (NNF) India.

  • Improving early skin-to-skin contact among neonates 34 weeks' gestation or greater in the golden hour: A single-site quality improvement initiative,
  • Pediatric Quality and Safety 2026. 2. Less invasive surfactant administration versus intubation surfactant-extubation: a single-center retrospective study,
  • Clinical and Experimental pediatrics 2025. 3. A case of paravertebral swelling in a toddler turning out to be a parasitic granuloma (Dirofilariasis)-Pediatric
  • Infectious disease 2022. 4. Pseudomonas aeruginosa as a cause for urinary tract infection in children with no predisposing factors- Pediatric infectious disease
  • 2021. 5. Acute encephalopathy as a presenting symptom of Non Typhoidal Salmonellosis in children- Pediatric infectious disease 2021.

Special Interests:

  • Interests- Point of care ultrasound
  • Neonatal resuscitation
  • Procedures- Peripherally inserted central line catheterisation
  • Umbilical cannulation
  • Intercostal thoracic drainage
  • Less invasive surfactant administration
  • Nasopharyngeal airway
  • Endotracheal intubation

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Dubai - Hospital

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NMC Specialty Hospital, Al Nahda

Doctors 110+

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